Sunderland v Shrewsbury prediction

League One · Sat, 04 Apr 2020 15:00 BST · Stadium of Light

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The match

Sunderland host Shrewsbury in League One on Saturday 4 April (kick-off 15:00 UK).

The key numbers

Sunderland are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Five of Sunderland’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (33%). Both teams scored in four of Sunderland’s last 15 results in all competitions (27%). At home, Sunderland have five wins, three draws and no defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 2.25 points per game, scoring 2.13 and conceding 0.50. Sunderland have scored 48 goals, the eighth-most (shared) of the 23 clubs (2019/20 so far). Sunderland have conceded 32 goals, the second-fewest of the 23 clubs.

Four of Shrewsbury’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (27%). Both teams scored in six of Shrewsbury’s last 15 results in all competitions (40%). Away from home, Shrewsbury have one win, one draw and five defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 0.57 points per game, scoring 0.43 and conceding 1.43. Shrewsbury have scored 31 goals, the second-fewest of the 23 clubs (2019/20 so far). Shrewsbury have conceded 42 goals, the 12th-fewest of the 23 clubs.

Sunderland (eighth) and Shrewsbury (15th) are 18 points apart, 2019/20 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Sunderland the stronger side, 481 rating points above Shrewsbury (Sunderland 1748, Shrewsbury 1267, after at least 182 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 26 October 2019, finished Shrewsbury 1–0 Sunderland.

Team news

Predicted Sunderland XI (3-4-3): R. Roefs, K. Danso, N. Mukiele, D. Methalie, G. Xhaka, N. Sadiki, E. Le Fée, C. Rigg, T. Tuterov, B. Brobbey, W. Isidor — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, C. Maguire (3.9 per match over 35 appearances, 10 goals and 10 assists) and A. McGeady (3.1 per match over 15 appearances, four goals and two assists) have been Sunderland’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Sunderland (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), C. Maguire averages 2.4 shots per 90 over 2530 minutes, with a shot in eight of the last 10 appearances. A. McGeady averages 1.5 key passes per 90 over 1423 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Shrewsbury XI (4-3-3): W. Brook, W. Boyle, S. Stubbs, J. Ruffels, K. M. Brown, K. Berkoe, T. Sang, L. Hoole, G. Lloyd, J. Davison, I. Fletcher — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven, one position borrowed or covered. By TACTIX Impact, Oliver Norburn (3.2 per match over 18 appearances, three goals) and J. Laurent (2.7 per match over 32 appearances, two goals and two assists) have been Shrewsbury’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Shrewsbury (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), Oliver Norburn averages 0.9 key passes per 90 over 1524 minutes, with a key pass in eight of the last 10 appearances. J. Laurent averages 0.9 key passes per 90 over 2749 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 15:00 BST · League One · Stadium of Light
Head-to-head (last 3): Sunderland 1 · draws 1 · Shrewsbury 1 · 1.67 goals/game
Recent form: Sunderland 1W 2D 2L · Shrewsbury 2W 0D 3L

Sunderland v Shrewsbury (League One): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.38 / 0.88

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.14 / 4.83

Corners

against 3.57 / 5.17 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.86 / 4.83

Shots on target

against 2.86 / 4 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.43 / 2.67

Cards

against 2.14 / 1.83 · 4 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 March 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 10 March 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sunderland for / against	Line	Shrewsbury for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.14 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.83 for · 5.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	12.29 for · 8.57 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	16.33 for · 11.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.86 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.83 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.71 for · 13 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	16 for · 9.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.43 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.67 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5

Sunderland

Sunderland Goalkeeper

Sunderland — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. McLaughlin	31	892745 min	692.3 /90	260.9 /90	00 /90
L. Burge	7	84585 min	223.4 /90	60.9 /90	00 /90

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. McLaughlin n 8	90	2.3 5/4
L. Burge n 7	83.6	3.4 6/4

Sunderland Defensive

Sunderland — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Willis	34	882993 min	300.9 /90	260.8 /90	200.6 /90	not recorded in League One	120.4 /90	10 /90
A. Öztürk	20	891772 min	160.8 /90	241.2 /90	80.4 /90	not recorded in League One	180.9 /90	80.4 /90
T. Flanagan	19	791506 min	181.1 /90	291.7 /90	110.7 /90	not recorded in League One	211.3 /90	60.4 /90
J. Lynch	16	871395 min	140.9 /90	332.1 /90	120.8 /90	not recorded in League One	241.5 /90	50.3 /90
C. McLaughlin	15	801193 min	221.7 /90	100.8 /90	30.2 /90	not recorded in League One	151.1 /90	50.4 /90
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Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. O'Nien n 8	90	1.5 6/4	1.6 7/3	—
J. Willis n 8	88	0.3 2/0	0.6 4/1	—
C. Maguire n 8	86.1	0.9 6/1	2.2 8/5	—
M. Power n 8	90	1.1 5/3	0.8 5/1	—
D. Hume n 8	82.8	0.1 1/0	0.8 5/1	—
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Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. O'Nien n 8	90	1.6 7/4
J. Willis n 8	88	0.6 4/1
C. Maguire n 8	86.1	1.4 6/3
M. Power n 8	90	1.3 7/2
D. Hume n 8	82.8	1 3/3
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Sunderland Attacking

Sunderland — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
C. Maguire	34	742529 min	100.4 /90	100.4 /90	672.4 /90	220.8 /90	792.8 /90	331.2 /90
L. Gooch	30	772303 min	90.4 /90	10 /90	491.9 /90	160.6 /90	180.7 /90	331.3 /90
C. Wyke	28	742074 min	50.2 /90	10 /90	462 /90	170.7 /90	200.9 /90	20.1 /90
W. Grigg	14	61860 min	20.2 /90	10.1 /90	151.6 /90	50.5 /90	60.6 /90	10.1 /90
D. Watmore	12	47561 min	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	193 /90	50.8 /90	71.1 /90	111.8 /90
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Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. O'Nien n 8	90	1.5 5/2	0.8 3/2
J. Willis n 8	88	0.6 4/1	0.3 2/0
C. Maguire n 8	86.1	2.2 7/4	0.5 4/0
M. Power n 8	90	1.3 6/2	0.5 3/1
D. Hume n 8	82.8	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
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Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. O'Nien n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. Willis n 8	88	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Maguire n 8	86.1	0.1 1/0	0.5 2/1
M. Power n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
D. Hume n 8	82.8	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Goalkeeper

Shrewsbury — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. O’Leary	31	902790 min	822.6 /90	371.2 /90	00 /90
J. Murphy	4	90360 min	71.8 /90	71.8 /90	10.3 /90

Shrewsbury — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Shrewsbury before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. O’Leary n 8	90	2.9 7/5
J. Murphy n 4	90	1.8 3/0

Shrewsbury Defensive

Shrewsbury — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Pierre	31	842618 min	521.8 /90	421.4 /90	230.8 /90	not recorded in League One	531.8 /90	60.2 /90
E. Ebanks-Landell	29	882565 min	441.5 /90	371.3 /90	230.8 /90	not recorded in League One	351.2 /90	90.3 /90
O. Beckles	28	862410 min	401.5 /90	331.2 /90	110.4 /90	not recorded in League One	461.7 /90	40.1 /90
R. Williams	24	882108 min	321.4 /90	251.1 /90	140.6 /90	not recorded in League One	251.1 /90	60.3 /90
K. Ramsay	4	69277 min	113.6 /90	51.6 /90	20.6 /90	not recorded in League One	20.6 /90	00 /90
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Shrewsbury — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Shrewsbury before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Laurent n 8	90	1.1 5/3	0.5 4/0	—
M. O’Leary n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
A. Pierre n 8	82.9	2 7/5	0.7 3/1	—
E. Ebanks-Landell n 8	90	1.5 8/3	0.6 3/1	—
D. Love n 8	70.5	1.3 6/2	0.8 5/0	—
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Shrewsbury — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Shrewsbury before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Laurent n 8	90	2.1 7/4
A. Pierre n 8	82.9	2.3 6/5
E. Ebanks-Landell n 8	90	1.8 7/5
D. Love n 8	70.5	1.6 6/3
D. Edwards n 8	88.1	3.4 8/6
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Shrewsbury Attacking

Shrewsbury — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
S. Whalley	24	661595 min	20.1 /90	50.3 /90	362 /90	110.6 /90	321.8 /90	241.4 /90
J. Cummings	22	511117 min	60.5 /90	10.1 /90	473.8 /90	181.5 /90	131 /90	50.4 /90
D. Udoh	21	541132 min	30.2 /90	20.2 /90	181.4 /90	90.7 /90	201.6 /90	100.8 /90
C. Lang	17	681162 min	40.3 /90	10.1 /90	282.2 /90	110.9 /90	131 /90	221.7 /90
F. Okenabirhie	14	49691 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	152 /90	30.4 /90	50.7 /90	40.5 /90
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Shrewsbury — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Shrewsbury before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Laurent n 8	90	2.4 8/7	0.6 4/1
M. O’Leary n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Pierre n 8	82.9	0.8 4/2	0.4 2/1
E. Ebanks-Landell n 8	90	0.5 2/2	0 0/0
D. Love n 8	70.5	0.6 2/2	0.2 1/0
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Shrewsbury — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Shrewsbury before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Laurent n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. O’Leary n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Pierre n 8	82.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
E. Ebanks-Landell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Love n 8	70.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Sunderland v Shrewsbury — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SunderlandWDLDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

ShrewsburyLWLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Sunderland 1 · 1 draw · Shrewsbury 1 · 1.67 goals/game

2019-10-26 Shrewsbury 1–0 Sunderland
2018-12-29 Sunderland 1–1 Shrewsbury
2018-10-20 Shrewsbury 0–2 Sunderland

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sunderland#8 pos59 pts36 pl+16 GD

Shrewsbury#15 pos41 pts34 pl-11 GD

Goals per game

Sunderland scored1.33

Shrewsbury scored0.91

Sunderland conceded0.89

Shrewsbury conceded1.24

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What is the head-to-head record between Sunderland and Shrewsbury?: In their last 3 meetings, Sunderland won 1, Shrewsbury won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sunderland and Shrewsbury?: Recent form — Sunderland 1W 2D 2L; Shrewsbury 2W 0D 3L.

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